Collar-fastener



.l. DEAN.

COLLAR FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED FEB-3,1921.

1,393,760. Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

70/Z/L 300121,- INVENTOR- ATTORNEY.

UNITED JOHN DEAN, OF BACINE, WISCONSIN: I

GoLLAR-FASTENERQ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN DEAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, andaresident of Racine, county of'Racine; State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating toCollar-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in apparel collarfasteners; and the objects and nature of theinvention will be readilyunderstoodbythose skilled in the art in the light of the followingexplanation of the accompanying drawings illustrating what Inow believeto be the preferred mechanical expression or embodiment of theinvention. fromamong other forms, constructions and arrangementswithinthe spirit and scope thereof.

i It is not necessary herein to point out the objections against the useof collar buttons for attaching apparel collars at the back to shirtneck bands. These objections are'too well known to need "recitationherein;

It is an object of the presentrinvention to provide meansreadilycattaehable to and removable from collars, whereby said :collarscan be easily fastenedat the back to shirt neck bands and as readilydetached -therefrom, without employing the objectionable back orrearcollar button and without utilizing the rear button h'ole'of the shirtneck band. I 1

With these and other objects in. view, my invention consists in certainnovel features in construction, arrangement and combinations asmore-fully and particularly pointed out and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is aperspective view ofa, collar equipped with an embodiment of my inven? tion, the necktiebeing shown in thecollar, all in readiness for attachment of the collarto the shirt neck band.

'Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken at'the rear of a collar attached toashirt, showing the shirt neck band, and the device of my invention inoperative position holding the collar downto proper position. i

Fig. 3 is a view lookingat the'rear por- 7 tion of the collar of Fig. 1,with the downward turned outer ply of the'collar broken away to show therear button hole of the collar and the embodiment of my inventionapplied to the collar as shown by Fig. 1.

Mens shirts without attached collars are Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Oct. 18,1921.

Application filed February 3, i921. Serial-No.'442,037.

usually closed at the back and open at the front withithe button holesat the front and back for the reception ofcollar buttonsto secure thecollar to the neck band at the front and back; theneck-bandbeingconstructed. and arranged atuthe back with a free lowerlongitudinal edge portion and a layer of fabric protecting the neck ofthe wearer from contact with'the rear collar button, thus forming apocket between said neck band and. said layer of fabric with the pocketaccessible at the rear of the shirt under said free edge portion of theneck band for insertion and-removal of the rear collar button in andfrom said rear button hole, as is well understood by those skilled inthe art. I

My invention provides means attachable to a collar for utilizing saidpocket '(or the free rear lower edge portion of the neck band) fortheattachment of the collar at the rear without the use of a rear collarbutton and the rear button hole of the neck band.

Whatever the form oriconstruction of any embodiment of my invention (andmy invention can be embodied in' many various forms and-constructions)said invention utilines the rear-button hole of the collar for removablyanchoring the attaching device to the collar and provides a portion ormem" ber (thus anchored to the collar): tocatch under said free loweredge of theneck band and extend up into said pocket to thereby anchorthe collar to'the rear of the neck band against upward movementof thecollar with respect to the neck band, while the collar front ends areattached by the front collar button and the collar is thus held more orless closelyto the neck band and against relative downward movementatthe rear. 7

In the drawings, I, show a common form of attachable collar 1 for aso-called openfront closed-back mens shirt 2, and in this collar, I showa necktie 3.

The collaris formed with the usual button holes 4 in its front ends ortabs, and with the usual rear collar button hole 5; It is common collarmanufacturingpractice, to locate the rear button holes 5 of all menscollars of this general type, a standard distancefroin the lowerlongitudinal edge of the collar.

The drawings show a portion of the shirt 2, having the neck band 6withrear button ber 9, to engage the shirt neck band and'fit within thecollar button pocket 7 thereof, and a tie or other suitable connection10, securing the members, 8, 9 together. The

member 8 as here shown is composed of thin 7 more or' lessfiexible sheetmaterial, such as celluloid, card board, or other suitable material;

r In the example shown, the member 8','is thin, flat,longitudinally-elongated, and elliptical in form to facilitate threadingthereof through the button hole either end foremost, although I do notwish to so limit the broad features of'my invention. Where 7 the member8 is thus formed to act asa but ton in threading through the button hole5, I usually form the member of greater length than the button hole andof less width than the length of the button hole.

In the particular form shown, the member 9 is also thin and flat,composed of sheet ma terial such as'mentioned in describing member 8.However, Ishow the member 9'relaf tively large with respectto member 8and of a form to fit in the neck band pocket against vertical tilting orso as to be confined against dropping therefrom so long as the frontends of the collar are secured together and to the'shirt' by the frontcollar button. I happen to show the member 9 oblongin shape to providelon itudinal-ed'ge 9 to engage the toprwall of the neck band pocket, andof awidth to approximately equal the vertical depth of the neck bandpocket. However, I do not wish to so limit the broad features of myinvention.

" In this example, I show member 9 tied to member 8 by a strong flexibleconnection such as a cord 10, which is here shown doubled or two ply,and attached to; said members through the medium of transverseperforations therein. For instance, the mem her 8 is shown withperforations 8" at its central portion through which the cord passes,while the member 9 has a perforation 9 midwaybetween its ends andlocated-near its longitudinal edge-opposite edge 9*. The cordcan bepassed through perforation 9 andsecured to member 9 by a slip noose, orin any other suitable. manner.

The fastener is buttoned to the collar, 2'. e., is applied to thecollarby threading the member 8 from the inside of the collar outwardlythrough the rear button hole 5 so that when adjusted to operativeosition,

.the member 8 will rest fiat face agalnst and parallel with the surfaceof the collar that faces or fits against the shirt neck band. The member8 then covers the button hole 5 and the cord 10 extends rearwardlythrough said button hole and hangs therefrom within the collar andextends a short distance below the collar with the member 9 hangingtherefrom upside down,with respectto its operative position, as shown byFig. 1. The necktie is inserted in the collar in the usual manner,--andthis can be done either-before or after thefastener is buttoned to thecollar.

The collar is now in readiness forapplication to the neck of the wearerand for fastening to the shirt neck band. The collar containingthenecktie and with the fastener applied and hanging as in Fig; 1, isplaced around the neck and on the shirt neck band button pocket of theneck band to thepositioni illustrated by Fig. 2. 1 The wearer can easilyreach onehand .to the back of the collar and use the thumbto reverse themember 9 and tuck it up into said pocket. The operation is verysimpleandeasily performed as the flexible connectionlO confines; themember 9'and serves as a hinge connection therefor, and yet holdstheqcollarxagainst riding up from theneckband afterthe mem-' ber 9 hasbeen tuckedinto'theineck band pocket. When the collar is un-fastened atthe front for removal the member 9 is automatically removed from thepocket andv detached from. the shirt neck band, by the act of removingthe collar from theneck. i V

In fact, no specialmanipulation is required to detach the collarfromtheback of the neck band. 7

It will be noted that-the members of the fastener are fiatand donotobstruct the free sliding movement of the necktie in-the collar, nordoes the fastener cause objectionable pressure against the neck ofthewearer or.

an objectionable thicknessof material at the back. of the neck, andfurthermorethe fas tener canbe applied to collars-and shirtsas now foundon themarket and'does not necessitate; changes in the structure thereof.

from the neck band,

While the fastener does'not employ the rear 5 button hole. of the shirtneck band, yet the rear button holes-of the collar and neck band are inreadiness to receive a collar button, should one of the fasteners of myinvention be lostornot at hand: Thelength of the tie (cord 10) betweenthemembers 8, 9, can be readily predetermined because of, the knownelevation of the collar button. hole 5 above the lower edge of thecollar, in practically all collars manufactured, and this length shouldbe just sufilcientjto extend up to and through button hole 5 andtraverse the lower edges of the collar and neck band and allow for theswinging movement of the member 9.

It will be noted that my invention contemplates a fastener that iscarried by the collar (whether or not of the particular constructionillustrated) and provides end means to secure the fastener to the collarthrough engagement with the rear button hole thereof and oppositeendmeans to extend up into the neck band pocket to anchor the collar to theneck band, the intermediate portion of the fastener joining saidopposite end means and traversing the lower edges of the neck band andcollar and extending up to the means engaging said button hole.

It is vevident that various changes, variations and modifications can beresorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention,that the device can be used with other collars than that shown, allwithout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as definedby the claims, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exactdisclosures hereof.

What I claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a collar fastenerconstructed and arranged to be removably secured to and carried by thecollar during application of the collar to and its removal from theshirt neck band, said fastener having a flat button for securing thefastener to the collar through the rear button hole of the collar andprovided with an anchor formed to extend up into the band pocket toanchor the rear of the collar against upward movement on the neck band,the intermediate portion of the fastener between said button and saidanchor being flexible and formed to extend down from said button andtraverse'the lower edge of the neck band. i

2. A collar fastener embodying end means to enter the rear button holeof the collar and thereby removably secure the fastener to the collar,opposite end means to removably extend up into the rear collar buttonpocket of the shirt neck band, and an intermediate flexible tie joiningsaid opposite end means and arranged to depend from the collar buttonhole and traverse the lower edges of the collar and neck band.

3. A collar fastener constructed and arranged to traverse the lowerlongitudinal edges of the collar and shirt neck band at the back and toextend up the collar to the rear button hole and at one end havingswingable anchor means constructed and arranged to be swung upwardly andtucked up into the neck band pocket and at the other end having means toenter said button hole and thereby secure'the fastener to the collar. 7

4. A collar fastener having means to button the fastener to thecollarthrough the medium of the rear button hole of the collar, saidfastener constructed and arranged to traverse the lower edges of thecollar and neck band and provided with a flat sheet to extend up infront of the neck band and thereby anchor the rear of the collar againstriding up on the neck band, said sheet being swingable with respect tothe remainder of the fastener.

5. A collar fastener consisting of a tie at one end having a member tobutton the fastener to the collar through the rear button hole and atthe other end and having a swingable member to lit up in the rear pocketof the shirt neck band.

6. A collar'fastener consisting of a member adapted to be threadedthrough the rear button hole of a collar and to lie fiat against thecollar, a flat member to removably fit within the rear pocket of a shirtneck band, and a flexible tie joining said members. a

7. A collar fastener consisting of a flat button member adapted to bebuttoned to the collar through the rear button hole thereof, a flatmember of sheet material adapted to be tucked up into the rear pocket ofa shirt neck band, and a flexible connection joining said members and ofa length to extend up to said button hole and under the lower edges ofthe collar and neck band to the lower edge portion of said memberextending upwardly in said pocket.

JOHN DEAN.

